Re: [Harp-L] re:was harp as a toy now set up

["Bob Maglinte" <bbqbob917@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Subject: Re: [Harp-L] re:was harp as a toy now set up


> Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 00:40:14 +0100
> From: "Steve Shaw" <moorcot@xxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] re:was harp as a toy now set up
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>
> > I just can't believe that most of the old players would toss away a harp
> > just because one reed wouldn't sound properly or because just one reed 
> > out
> > of twenty had flatted out.  Human nature and a thin wallet would dictate 
> > ...
>
> Hi Steve,
>  Having met a number of living gigging harp players who do this on a
> regular basis, I can easily believe they did exactly that back in the
> day... especially when the harmonicas were significantly cheaper, even
> taking inflation into account.
>  I've learnt over the years that "human nature" is extremely variable
> depending on who you talk to.
>
> Cheers,
> -- G.

Hi,
I've heard many stories about Rice Miller (SBWII) occasionally doing some 
tweaking, usually gapping, and one of the sources of that came from a 
legendary bluesman that I had the pleasure to work and tour with for a 
while: Jimmy Rogers. Having personally met some of the old masters myself, 
many of them didn't do much tweaking if at all, and definitely weren't gear 
heads either. You should also bear in mind that the quality of those older 
harps were often better than the newer production stuff for a number of 
different models.

Sincerely,
Barbeque Bob Maglinte
Boston, MA
http://www.barbequebob.com
MP3's: http://music.mp3lizard.com/barbequebob/